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Foucauldian
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English
Alternative forms
en Foucauldean Foucaldian Foucaultian
Etymology
From en Foucault -ian, perhaps by contamination with the French surname Foucauld as borne by Charles de Foucauld.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
en w:Ross Douthat How Michel Foucault Lost the Left and Won the Right The New York Times 2021-05-25 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/opinion/michel-foucault.html 0362-4331 The best guide to this change is a New York University lecturer named Geoff Shullenberger, who has written a pair of essays exploring the political valence of Foucauldian ideas. https://web.archive.org/web/20251109062801/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/opinion/michel-foucault.html 9 November 2025
Derived terms
en Foucauldianism
Noun
A proponent of the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
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en Philosophy